Chapter 34 of The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM. The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine. For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck. Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed. Desborough spoke first.
Chapter 34 of The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without doubt or question
From this reading “WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.”
not noticed
From this reading “Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
lacking funds
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
without doubt or question
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Desborough spoke first.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Desborough spoke first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
intense and profound fear
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
not any; not one
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
with low volume
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading For a minute no man spoke, but all sat silent and horror struck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
not noticed
From this reading Only the Doctor rose quietly, and slipped out of the room unnoticed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Sergeant, as I said, broke in upon us with the fearful news as we sat at wine.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading WIDDERIN SHOWS CLEARLY THAT HE IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY SAM GAVE FOR HIM.
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